As a journey to save the battery power and the traffic on the smartphone

1. Download everything you need in advance

Places with good Wi-Fi on the road are not common, and the mobile Internet is always small, and it is expensive, so it is properly attend to loading the required content in advance. In addition, almost all applications allow you to do this.

Download a Google Maps map of the region where you are going. Open the "Settings» → «Offline maps» → «Choose a card" and select the area on the map, the data that you want to cache.

Do not forget about other applications that may be needed: guides to the sights, the delivery service, a variety of local services.

Note to Apple Music, Google Play Music and other service a few favorite playlists listen to them offline. Download a couple of movies, and download a few episodes of the new series.

2. Turn off content and update notifications

By default, all installed applications update data in the background, downloading new tweets, photos, news and other content. It saves your time while waiting for the download, but spends online and the battery charge. Fortunately, on the contrary the scheme works too.

When every megabyte and percentage counts, updated content is better to disconnect. In iOS disable programs to load data in the background can be in the "Settings» → «Basic» → «Content Updates." In Android, starting with the eighth version, there is a traffic-saving mode, which does roughly the same thing. It is included in "Settings» → «Network and Internet» → «Data transfer».

noticeAs well as updated content, too, affect the use of the traffic and the battery charge is not the best way. We recommend leaving only the really important, and all others disabled. On the iPhone, this is done through the "Settings» → «alert» in Android right menu hidden in the "Settings» → «Sounds & Notifications» → «alert» → «App notifications."

3. Use traffic savings in applications

Many popular applications have a special traffic saving mode in which the mobile traffic is used for loading master data or not used at all. It is important not to forget to turn it on.

In this mode Snapchat is under settings "Useful Services". On Facebook, you can manage the startup in the "Settings» → «Settings and Privacy» → «Settings» → «Videos and photos." These options have in Instagram, Twitter and many other applications.

4. Turn on the power-saving mode

To save battery power in all modern smart phones are now used by the power save mode, which reduces background activity of applications and services. It automatically turns on when the falls of up to 20% longer battery life. But wait for this moment is not necessary. If you want to maximize the autonomy that include power-saving mode is immediately after charging.

On iOS, this is done through the curtain, "Control Center" or the "Settings» → «Battery». The users of Android-devices need to do swipe down from the top of the screen and click the icon "Energy Saving".

5. Disconnect your smartphone when it is not needed

Banal at first glance, the council, the importance of which many people underestimate. And in vain, because not always and not everywhere need a smartphone. In the mountains, where there is no cellular network coverage or in areas with a weak signal to disable the smartphone will be the best solution to retain precious battery power.

Alternatively, you can use the airplane. It is useful in cases where the calls and the Internet is not necessary, but it would be desirable, for example, take a photo or record a video.

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